Wiper



Feb. 26, 1935 o. G. HALE 1,992,423

WIPER 7 Filed April' 2, 1954 awe/Wm a, 6:. HALE 20 e In the a p y w o m In Figures 1 and 3 I have illustrated an oil 20 Patented Feb. 26, 1935 1 1,992,423

"' V v1,992,' 2,3"', :WIPER Oscar G.. Hale, Condon, reg.,' assignorjof one- 'j third to Earl A. Hale, OoeurdAlene, Idaho,

and one-third to William Wehrli, Condon, Qre'g." f Application April 2, 1934, Serial No- 713,660

2 Claims. (01, 15-210), v l

My present invention relates to improvements I have used to secure rigid attachment of the in wipers for gauge sticks, and more particularly wiper device to the engine or about the engine oil gauge sticks in automotive crankcases. upon the vehicle in which the engine is operated,

An important object of my invention is to probut I do not wish to be limited to this formof 5 vide a wiper for gauge sticks which is readily acbracket clamp means as any suitable clamp will 5 cessible for use. i serve the purpose.

Afurther object of my invention is to provide a Preferably formed out of the same metal or p for Oil gauge st c s for auto e ankease secured to the bracket or clamp means is a downt at ay be used as holder or carrier for the wardly'extending member 1011 which at its lower gauge stick. i end is formed in a U-shape wiper holder 11, the 10 Another Object o y nv n has b en th outer ends 12, 12 of which are slightly closer provision f a d vi e t mbody th wip r wh together than at the base. The wiper holder 11 y installed p any vehicles. by means of the outer ends 12, 12 securely grips Other objects and advantages of the invention or clamps the wiper element 13 which may be 15 Will be pp t du he C se Of t 0 of felt, cloth, or any other wiping material that 15 lowing description. I i may be found suitable for'the purpose.

My invention consists Of certain novel comm The wipingelement 13,-as shown in the drawne i n an rr m n of p rts s will he ing, is of a heavy felt, with very absorbent qualin f r be m r p lly r f rred t and ties to insure clean wiping of the oil gauge-stick.

a P Of this Specification, and in which like gauge stick 14 positioned in the wiping element 13 num rals ar m y t d s nate li part where, due to theresiliency of the wiping felt,

throughout the same; it is securely gripped, but is will be understood Figure 1 is a e elevation of t dev ce of that this stick when withdrawn has had any sur my invention; plus oil-removed in order. that a'clean reading 25 Figure 2 is a p a w Of Figure 1 w the may be obtained when the stick is inserted in the oil gauge stick omitted for convenience of illuscrankcase of an engine. tration; i In Figure 2 it will be observed that the wiping Figure 3 is a V w similar to Figure 2 with felt 13 is folded to form loops and apertures into parts omitted, but s ow a dified fo m of .which the gauge stick may be inserted, and in 30 p a Figure 3 I have shown a slightly modified wiping Figure 4 s a front elevation of t W p an felt 13', the ends of the felt are not folded or Clamping means of my'inventiontucked in but are allowed to flare to form a V- The device of my invention that I have thus far shaped groove 15 for wiping, together with the dev sed s s i a c a p g member 5 which is clamped inner loop'for the purpose of holding 35 formed with a resilient extension element 6, the stick if it be so desired 1 and the whole is secured around the usual In Figure 4 which shows a front elevation of breather pipe or oil filler pipe 7 of an automotive my device, the lower edges of the wiping element engine by means of a bolt 8 which passes through 13 are shown to be beveled as at 16, thus forming 40 Outstanding ears lugs that are y comparatively sharp downwardly and outwardly tightened against nut 10. sloping edges that will attract all the oil dripping Due to minor variations in the diameter sizes or draining down the wiping felt. This feature of the oil filler pipes of different types of vehicuinsures that the accumulation of oil in the felt lar engines to which I wish to attach my wiper, will be away from the inner wiping edge, and thus I have allowed for adjustment of my clamp and there will be less oil to contact the stick as it is 45 the U-shaped extension 6 admirably suits my drawn through the element, and consequently purpose. From my experience, whenever it has a cleaner wiping of the stick. 7 been necessary to adapt the device to pipes The installation andoperation of my wiper 1s 1 smaller than my normally shaped clamp, I have as follows: i e been able to squeeze the extension 6 sufficient to p The clamp 5 is adjusted and secured around a secure rigidity when the bolt was fullytightened. breather or oil filler pipe 7 or any other similar In cases where the pipe to which I wish to clamp pipe by means of the bolt 8. When so adjusted has been larger than normal, spreading the U- the clamp supports the wiper holder 10 with its shaped extension has served to give clearance. wiping felt 13. outwardly and to one side of the The clamp 5 of the drawing is one form which attaching pipe, the choice of location on or about the engine being determined by requirements of convenience or necessity. If the engine is so constructed that the gauge stick is always retained within the crankcase, my device affords a handy, efiicient wiper. If, on the other hand, the engine does not carry the gauge stick integral with it, insertion of the stick in the loop formed by the felt 13' provides a handy carrier as well as a wiper. V

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown and described, is tobe taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and ar rangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of. my invention, or the scope ofmy subjoined claims. a I

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with an attachingdevice 7 "of resilient material compressed between said jaws with the bight portion of the wiper open,

and located adjacent the bases of the jaws, the free ends of said jaws retaining the adjoining walls of the wiper incontact and the free edges of said walls being outspread to provide an auxiliary wiper.

OSCAR G. HALE. 20 

